Blog – 2025

Birding Ecosse Blogspot

Welcome to the Birding Ecosse blog, if it is your first visit then thank you very much for dropping in!

This blog will follow all my trips and tours, so if you have been out with me recently the chances are very high you will make an appearance! Most of the pictures on the blog are my own, however if I do use third party pictures I will have obtained their permission and will give them full credit.

It is designed to be a light hearted read to show how and where Birding Ecosse operates, so if you are thinking of booking a tour check out this Blog and my Blog Archives and then read through the Testimonials and you should get a flavour of what to expect! Great Birds, Great Scenery with Coffee and biscuits thrown in!  Please note: All  birds will have been viewed in a safe and environmentally accepted way, that is to say by using public access at all times or by the use of hides specifically erected for the observation of this species and by keeping at a safe distance and viewing through telescopes. Remember you can keep in touch via Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/dslaterbirdingecosse 

So sit back and enjoy the read, any feedback is appreciated.

Keep safe and keep Birding

Dave

January 2025
Saturday 25 January 2025
That feeling when being a Bird Ringer you suddenly see a Male Brambling on your garden feeder wearing a ring…….. but you have never ringed one in your garden!!
Well the first week of January 2025 has been “interesting” weather wise. Heavy snow fall, -8 overnight temperature’s and lots and lots of black ice, not ideal birding conditions, however I did manage to get “oot and aboot” a couple of times and the bad weather brought some nice birds into the garden.
Immature Male Eider Burghead Harbour
Long Tailed Duck – Moray Firth
Iceland Gull Loch Oire
Goldfinch
Brambling